tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.comments2023-06-11T08:39:21.988-07:00John W. S. MarvinJohn W. S. Marvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-56387724635895664322010-04-28T21:16:06.431-07:002010-04-28T21:16:06.431-07:00Nice plan! Let me know how that works out for you....Nice plan! Let me know how that works out for you. I'm so attached-at-the-hip to my iPhone that life without it seems bleak and poisonous.<br /><br />I *am* reading more paper books these days, though, so my future's not 100% electronic!Uncle Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179955716670862429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-30957804011194909562010-03-19T12:05:00.355-07:002010-03-19T12:05:00.355-07:00Awww sad :( Don't worry, you'll get it ne...Awww sad :( Don't worry, you'll get it next time!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285137458672580319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-42715923451815014282010-03-18T22:43:56.578-07:002010-03-18T22:43:56.578-07:00Thank you both. Doug, that is good to know.Thank you both. Doug, that is good to know.John W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-51176602537164178232010-03-18T17:59:54.912-07:002010-03-18T17:59:54.912-07:00Never give in! Never give up! Never surrender! Nev...Never give in! Never give up! Never surrender! Never stop trying to gain access to workshops! We shall fight them at the inkshops, and at the quill manufactory! We shall fight them with typewriters flung from our garrets! Etc!Uncle Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179955716670862429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-47656402602814047962010-03-18T17:48:08.469-07:002010-03-18T17:48:08.469-07:00I didn't get in the 1st time I applied to CW. ...I didn't get in the 1st time I applied to CW. I polished my submittance piece and got into the 2002 class on my 2nd try. Keep applying! It's worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-32464001303782794292010-02-15T18:02:57.546-08:002010-02-15T18:02:57.546-08:00And this is why I'll always be a Mac person. ...And this is why I'll always be a Mac person. You should just keep asking to talk to someone higher up...sometimes they'll give you what you want just to get rid of you ;)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285137458672580319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-30049798427184261572010-02-15T16:00:05.973-08:002010-02-15T16:00:05.973-08:00No fair! Do over! I had pretty good luck with the ...No fair! Do over! I had pretty good luck with the Dell I bought, but that was (yikes) 8 or 9 years ago, and haven't even considered buying from them since.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-72312884343836500962010-02-11T13:00:39.120-08:002010-02-11T13:00:39.120-08:00Post Play: http://johnwsmarvin.blogspot.com/2010/0...Post Play: http://johnwsmarvin.blogspot.com/2010/02/tattered-fates-post-play.htmlJohn W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-25388626041320697832009-11-06T12:32:58.812-08:002009-11-06T12:32:58.812-08:00Disclaimer: I was not put off by the ending in the...Disclaimer: I was not put off by the ending in the Algebraist. So go figure.<br /><br />However, Use of Weapons has an ending in mind, and it drives to that ending all through the book.John W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-3076435073755785152009-11-06T11:21:08.929-08:002009-11-06T11:21:08.929-08:00Did you like the ending? I read two Banks books be...Did you like the ending? I read two Banks books before, Excession and The Algebraist. I enjoyed both of them quite a lot until I got to the ending, when I felt like he really hadn't had anything special in mind to wrap 'em up.<br /><br />Lots of clever ideas on the way there, though...<br /><br />PS: Hi, this is Uncle Vinny btwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-27792933119133794132009-11-05T21:26:25.805-08:002009-11-05T21:26:25.805-08:00Thanks for posting. I will definitely pick this u...Thanks for posting. I will definitely pick this up! -- DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-75598309418252470442009-10-28T12:34:36.232-07:002009-10-28T12:34:36.232-07:00HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUSIN JOHN
George
gmarvin...HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY COUSIN JOHN<br /><br />George<br /><br />gmarvin@wildblue.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-50269251168133556392009-09-19T01:23:31.490-07:002009-09-19T01:23:31.490-07:00Great thanks for both my players and I. The last b...Great thanks for both my players and I. The last battle is really exciting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-78211276260210208552009-09-18T09:27:51.064-07:002009-09-18T09:27:51.064-07:00I completely agree... I don't read much fictio...I completely agree... I don't read much fiction, but I loved every minute of Kavalier and Clay. Guess I oughta read YPU now, too!Uncle Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179955716670862429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-85957751177371536432009-08-15T22:29:33.561-07:002009-08-15T22:29:33.561-07:00Only the best agent EVER -- Jim McCarthy at Dystel...Only the best agent EVER -- Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich. :-DMindi Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880240063993710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-64290852895723641882009-08-15T16:24:49.635-07:002009-08-15T16:24:49.635-07:00So who's your agent?So who's your agent?John W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-23847890533047954062009-08-15T15:02:30.097-07:002009-08-15T15:02:30.097-07:00Congrats on the partial request!
I met Ginger C...Congrats on the partial request! <br /><br />I met Ginger Clark a few weeks ago. She was at the PNWA (which I did not attend), as was my agent. I met up with a bunch of agents and writers at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle. :-)Mindi Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880240063993710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-62408125056714628142009-07-04T17:27:32.093-07:002009-07-04T17:27:32.093-07:00Hi, I notice you are discussing mysteries associat...Hi, I notice you are discussing mysteries associated with the Church I thought I would mention a book I just read. <br /><br />We have been led to believe by our ancestors that when Jesus was resurrected he went up to a throne in heaven. However I just read a fascinating book by the New Testament scholar Stephan Huller that in earliest Christianity that the original gospel writer (St. Mark) might have had a physical throne ON THIS EARTH in mind - one which originally sat in Alexandria and which he rediscovered in Venice - see the photos of the object in the Basilica di San Marco which Italian sailors stole from the Church of St. Mark in Alexandria along with the body of St. Mark in 828 AD - see photos of the throne here - http://www.therealmessiahbook.blogspot.com.<br /><br />The point of Huller's book is that St. Mark was the first Pope and that Jesus ruled 'on his right hand' as he sat on this throne (it is a universally acknowledged - albeit ignored - fact that the title 'Papa' or Pope was originally associated with St. Mark rather than St. Peter and with Alexandria rather than Rome; the bishop of Rome only acquired the title after the fifth century).<br /><br />I was really fascinated by this book. It wasn't anything like what I had been taught in Sunday school. It really made me think and learn about the language that Jesus and the original gospel writer (St. Mark) spoke. <br /><br />For instance in Hebrew or Aramaic (the language of Jesus) there would be no way to distinguish the concepts of 'divine throne' or 'heavenly throne' - i.e. it would be easy for white Europeans to get misled or confused (like the Gospels of Matthew and Luke speaking about 'the kingdom of heaven' and 'God' even though the Aramaic would be one and the same).<br /><br />It is an amazing book and here is some background information on the author http://www.stephanhuller.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Just thought I would pass this along<br /><br />Peace<br /><br />Jacobtimlittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776344057090149221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-36269788415029505542009-06-30T12:47:46.054-07:002009-06-30T12:47:46.054-07:00You can buy your copy here, DJK:
http://www.golde...You can buy your copy here, DJK:<br /><br />http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/homepageinformation.html<br /><br />I'm gonna wait by the mailbox til mine arrives. Congrats, Nhoj!Uncle Vinnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179955716670862429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-53664413742376299192009-06-30T12:30:22.121-07:002009-06-30T12:30:22.121-07:00Editorial wisdom generally runs: the best story fi...Editorial wisdom generally runs: the best story first and the second best story last. So congrats--you are the top dog!<br /><br />I hope I can get a hold of a copy.<br /><br />DamianDJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611207260098156092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-52182880839283637532009-05-21T11:02:37.677-07:002009-05-21T11:02:37.677-07:00Evilgm: Good point about the Haarlock legacy infor...Evilgm: Good point about the Haarlock legacy information being so sketchy it would be easy to get in trouble when you wing it. I'm sure we'll get more information in parts two and three, but that doesn't help the GM running part I now.<br /><br />I like the openness sandwich, but that is a personal preference. TF starts out very focused in the pit, branches out to total openness in the city, then focuses in tight again with the chiming of the bell at the manse. <br /><br />The adventure comes with plenty of encounters and NPCs, you don't have to add any. You do have to decide when (and if) to use them.John W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-33137705591921014152009-05-21T07:14:14.001-07:002009-05-21T07:14:14.001-07:00Personally I found it to be too open, comparable t...Personally I found it to be too open, comparable to House of Dust and Ash, which included a lot of "insert something here because we didn't bother writing it". <br /><br />Also, the lack of information on what the Haarlock Legacy actually is means you can't drop many clues for your party about the upcoming adventures, as well as risking you introducing something that completely contradicts future revelations.Evilgmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-10547132576565121472009-05-20T08:58:51.924-07:002009-05-20T08:58:51.924-07:00Hmmm. I liked Purge the Unclean, so my favorable i...Hmmm. I liked Purge the Unclean, so my favorable impressions of Tattered Fates might not help you decide if you want to purchase it. It is a 72 page hardback, with two pages of ads in the back. <br /><br />When running Purge the Unclean, I did add my own encounters and change it up a bit, but I do that with any published product. My players found it challenging. <br /><br />My main beef with Purge the Unclean was a lack of a dramatic arc that spanned the three adventures. And some of the "must get" clues were pretty easy to miss. I fixed the latter problem when I had to (my players were sharper than I expected), lived with the former.John W. S. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05695164625784295621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-29057175598338707312009-05-20T07:56:02.516-07:002009-05-20T07:56:02.516-07:00I only hope that Tattered Fates, Part 1 is better ...I only hope that Tattered Fates, Part 1 is better than Purge the Unclean, which I considered to be awefull, unchallenging and generally a dull product not worthy of the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559444693799230780.post-77037807687932031662009-04-09T11:07:00.000-07:002009-04-09T11:07:00.000-07:00wow gold guide<A HREF="http://www.warcraft-world.info/wow-gold-guide.php" REL="nofollow">wow gold guide</A>World of Warcraft Gold Guidehttp://www.warcraft-world.info/world-of-warcraft-gold-guide.phpnoreply@blogger.com